Palettes / Colors / #AE2D2C

#AE2D2C — Red

#AE2D2C is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#AE2D2C is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2CAFAF; it also sits naturally between #AF2C6E and #AF6E2C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 18% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 75% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AE2D2C

.text { color: #AE2D2C; }
.background { background-color: #AE2D2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE2D2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 45, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 60%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE2D2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 45, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE2D2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 45, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE2D2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE2D2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AE2D2C

Tints of #AE2D2C

Tones of #AE2D2C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CAFAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE2D2C: #FFFFFF.

How #AE2D2C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE2D2C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE2D2B  ·  #AE2D2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE2D2C?

#AE2D2C is Red, a red color (RGB 174, 45, 44). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE2D2C?

#AE2D2C is RGB 174, 45, 44 — HSL 0°, 60%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 75%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE2D2C?

Its complement is #2CAFAF; analogous partners are #AF2C6E and #AF6E2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE2D2C for text?

White text on #AE2D2C has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.21:1.